The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-14

Nov Nv. E. Foster ........... AZ 90
So, 486 rs
In addition to these sums, the following
have been presented;
July 15-H. S. Tregloan ..,....... 1852 90
July 81 .......... 1,524 70
$2,O76 rs
Total Indebtedness. ..-........ .$11 ,563 81
2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has
not approved of the amounts now being
asked for previous to the date of the bills.
3. The reason why this cebt was not paid
when there was remaining in the Treasury
sufficient money for the purpose was that
the bills for the most part have only been
furnished within the last few days.
4. The number of officers and men of
the following companies are: Kings Own,
60; Princes Own, So; Queens Own, 81;
Leleiohoku Guard, 40; Mamalahoa Guard,
81; Honolulu Rifles, 272.
GODFREY Brown,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On motion the report was handed to the
Military Committee.
THE CHINESE BY THE BELGIC.
Noble Smith asked the Minister of FL
with regard to the passports of the Chinese
who arrived Wednesday on the Belgic, for
the purpose OF Identification. If such was
made, how and when?
Minister Green said some short time
ago he requested the Collector General to
be very particular and examine the pass
ports of incoming Chinese carefully.
Lately Mr.. Cleghorn had told him that
they were very particular, The last lot of
! Chinese were examined in the night, and it
was almost impossible to identify them.
But he was informed that the officers had
| done their best.
Noble Smith thought the reply should be
more full in this case of the Belgic passen-
gers He wished to know the modus
operandi. The vessel arrived and left at
night
THE ENGLISH LOAN.
Noble Young asked the Minister of FL
nance the following questions:
l. Who were the authorized financial
agents of the Hawaiian Government in
connection with the London loan?
2. What were they originally to be
paid?
3. What expenses were to be paid?
f. What has been paid2
5. What is still to be paid?
Minister Green replied to the questions
as follows:
1. You will find in my report it says
Messrs. H. R. Armstrong and &. w. Mac
farlane were the financial agents.
2. have no knowledge of what they
were to be paid, or whether they were to
be paid or not. I do not know. There is
no record in my office, and no demands
haze been made except what I shall refer
to hereafter.
8. Of this l am equally ignorant l may
say, presumably, that when man gets a
commission from this Government his ex-
penses are paid.
4. l find IN the list of expenses that sew
erals drafts, amounting in the aggregate to
81, 476 II, were paid to Mr.. G. w. Macfar-
lane and charged to expenses of loan fund.
5. cannot tell. 1 have had no demands
except that there is a draft in the bank for
1850, in favor of Skinner & Co., for G. w.
Macfarlane. 1t is drawn upon w. L.
Green, Minister of Finance. 1t is not in
dorsed by Skinner & Co., and l have nc
advices of it. 1t is at ten days sight.
refused to accept it. l have consulted with
my colleagues, and when it becomes due
shall refuse to pay it. The Cabinet haC
Mr.. Macfarlane before them and asked
him many questions. He told us he haC
received one per cent on the f2O0, 900, thai
is 1000. Mr.. Macfarlane also said tha
Mr. Armstrong had tried hard to obtain {
commission from the late Government fol
his services. This is only hearsay. Mr.
Gibson told him no, but would do all ht
could to throw business in the way o
Skinner & Co. to make up for it.
Noble Dole presented a resolution thai
the Minister of Finance be requested t.
present to this House detailed Statement
of the disposition of the Els 600 SAID to b,
expenses of floating the loan, and state i
he has in his possession vouchers relating
to the same.
Minister Green said-I have no details
whatever of that Els 900. The indication
of what it may have been for is in mem
orandum left by Mr.. Hoffnung when h'
was here That will be found in letter O
Armstrong; to Gibson, dated August %
1886, and which is in my report This let
ter appears in g. w. Macfarlane's report
to the Minister of Finance.-ED.l The
Cabinet asked Mr.. Macfarlane if he could
give any information in the matter, He
said he could not, but he believed the
$4,000 was contract price. There was a
certain issuing firm, Coutts q Co, be-
lieve, who do such business as float loans,
| etc. As L understand Mr.. Macfarlane,